Seventeen-year-old Brandon Bruce was fatally shot in the face on December 1, 2019, in the 100 block of Furnace Street in Elyria, Ohio. He was visiting a home with friends when police responded about 8:40 a.m. and found him in an unattached garage; medical personnel pronounced him dead at the scene.

The investigation identified 17-year-old Dillon Meredith, a friend who lived at the same address, and he was arrested and charged initially with tampering with evidence and having weapons under disability. The case was later moved to Lorain County Common Pleas Court, where Meredith faced multiple charges related to the shooting, including reckless homicide, involuntary manslaughter, and felonious assault. Separate weapons charges followed in January 2021 after a traffic stop yielded an unloaded handgun in Meredith’s vehicle.

Brandon’s death drew attention in Elyria to youth violence and firearms. If anyone knew Brandon, Dillon, or saw activity on Furnace Street around December 1, 2019, please share what happened.